GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |